Tip-holder for billiard-cues.



No. 761,832. .PATENTED" JUNE 7, 1904'.

= E. HEBERT.-

' TIP HOLDER FOR BILLIARD CUES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1902.

no MODEL.

I INVENTOR WITNESSES.-

MTTORNEYS.

' UNITED ST TES EDWARD HEBERT, or GLENS FAILLS, NEW YORK.

I atented June '7, 1904. PATENT ()FFICE.

TlP -HOLDER FOR BlLLlARD-CU ES.

sPEciFIc TIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,832, dated-June *7,1904..

Application filed June 16, 1902.

To ail Ll/71,0711, it 711.041 concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HEBERT, of.

State'of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inTip-Holders for Bil,- hard-Cues, of=which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in tip-holders for billiard-cuesOne of the objects of this invention is to provide for the adjustment ofthe tip to take up the wear incidental to its use and to preventdisplacement of the tip.

Another object is to construct thetip-holder of separable parts .orsections which are read. ily held in operative position and are adaptedto be readily detached for permitting the adjustment of the tip abovereferred to.

A further object is to provide an adjustable abutment for the end of thecue-handle which is attached to the tip-holder for the purpose ofrelieving the strain due to the impact of the tip against the ball; anda still further object is to construct the tip in separable parts whichare locked from independent rotary movement and are adjustable endwisein the end of the tip-holder.

To this end the invention consists in the combination; construction, andarrangements of theparts of atip-holder, as hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of my improvedtip-holder and the adjacent portion of the handle of the cue securedthereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 shows the various parts of my improved tip-holder in perspectivedetached onefrom the other.

It is well known that in the ordinary construction of tip-holdcrs nosuitable provision is made for permanently securing the tip in positionor for taking up the wear incidental to its use, the usual means ofsecurement being to cement the tip to the end of the cuehandle ortofixedly attachjthe tip in some other manner in which the whole of thetip is exposed and is more or less liable to become displaced orotherwise impaired, thus necessi- Serial No. 111,930. (No model.)

tating the frequent renewal of this part of the device. I

My invention is designed to overcome these difficulties by inclosing themajor portion of the tip ina suitable sleeve or ferrule in such manneras to permit its lengthwise adjustment relatively to the tip-holder, andin carrying out the object of my invention I pro- Vide a holder 1 and atip 2, the holder 1 being composed of separable tubular sections 3 and4, a coupling 5, and the tip 2 usually consists of inner and outersections 6 and 7. The tubular sections 3 and L are preferably threadedinteriorly throughout their entire length and are arranged end to endand held in this position by the coupling 5, which is threadedexteriorly to engage the interior threads of the sections 3 and 4 and isadjustable endwise relatively to such sections. The section 3 is open atboth ends, one end being adapted to receive a reduced threaded end 7 ofthe we handle 8, and the coupling 5 is adjustable in theother end andprovided with an abutment 9, adapted to engage the inner end face of thethreaded portion 7 for relieving the strain upon the tip-holder due tothe impact of the tip against the ball and at the same time locking thesection 3 in operative position and forming a support for the section t.

By reducing the end of the cue-handle 8 a suitable annular shoulder 10is formed which firmly abuts against the end face of the section 3,which additionally stiffens the connection between the cue-handle andthe tip-hold er, the distance between the'shoulder 10 and the end of thethreaded portion 7 being less than the length of the section 3, so as topermit the firm gripping of the coupling 5 with said section 3 and toafford a suitable threaded socket for receiving the coupling 5.

After the cue-handle has been inserted in the end of the section 3 withthe shoulder 10 abutting against the outer end of the said section thecoupling 5 is adjusted lengthwise by rotation until this abutting face 9engages the end face ofv the portion 7, which engagement serves to lockthe cue-handle 8 and also the coupling 5 from rotary movement, oneserving as a lock-nut for the other, the coupling 5 extending throughand beyond the open end of the section 3 to receive the section 4. Thiscoupling 5 is usually provided with a transverse slot in its outer endfor receiving a suitable tool, as a screw-driver, whereby when thesection 4 is removed the longitudinal adjustment of the coupling, asjust described, may be effected.

Prior to the mounting of the sleeve or section 4 upon the projecting endof the coupling 5 the tip 2 is adjusted by screwing the same through thesection 4 to give the proper pro jection of the section 7. This tip, aspreviously stated, consists of sections 6 and 7, the section 6 beingpreferably formed of metal threaded exteriorly and engages with theinterior threads of the section 4 and is usually provided withprojecting spurs 12, which enter suitable sockets 13 in the adjacent endface of the section 7 for locking the two sections from independentrotary movement when the tip is being adjusted. The section 7 is usuallyformed of leather or any other suitable material and isdetachably lockedto the section 6 by the spurs 12 entering the apertures 13, this section7 being also threaded exteriorly to engage the internal threads ofsection f, and owing to the fact that the two sections 6 and 7 arerotated simultaneously both are adjusted endwise within the section 4.This adjustment permits more or less exposure of the leather orequivalent tip, as may be desired, and is readily effected by removingthe section 4t from the adjacent end of the coupling 5 and theninserting a suitable tool, as a screw-driver, into the open end of thesection 4, which engages with the slot or other tool-engaging memberprovided on the end face of the section 6, whereby the parts 6 and 7 arerotated and adjusted to the desired position.

it is evident from the foregoing description that one of the essentialfeatures of my invention is to partially inclose a portion of the outertip-section by a suitable metallic or equivalent nipple or sleeve forthe purpose of protecting the tip proper and preventing an possibilityof displacement, another importantfeaturebeing the longitudinaladjustment of the tip and also the adjustable abutment 5 for the end ofthe cue-handle, these constituting the essential features of myinvention, and

it is apparent that some change may be made in the detail constructionand arrangemem'. of

the parts without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having described my invention, what vl claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent.

1. A tip-holder for cues comprising hollow sections detachably securedend to end, an adjustable abutment in one section and connected to theother section, and a tip adjustably secured in the other section.

2. A tip-holder comprising two hollow see- 5 tions threaded interiorlyfrom end to end, a threaded coupling screwed into the meeting ends ofsaid sections and having an abutting face for the cue-handle, and a tipcomposed of separable parts, one part being threaded, and 7 engaging theinterior threads of the adjacent hollow section, and means for lockingthe parts from independent rotation.

3. A cue-tip holder comprising tubular sections arranged end to end andthreaded interiorly from end to end, a threaded connection engaged withthe threads of said sections and removable therefrom, and a tip composedof separable parts of different material locked to rotate together, onepart being threaded and 30 engaged with the threads of one of thetubular sections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 3d day of June,1902.

ElHVARl) I IEBlGlt'l.

\Vitnesses:

Guoueu S. RALEY, M. M. SwuuNuY.

